MS Thomson Celebration
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MS Thomson Celebration was a cruise ship owned by TUI UK, and last operated by their United Kingdom-based Marella Cruises. She was built in 1984 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for Holland America Line (HAL) as MS Noordam. On 29 April 2020, Marella announced that the ship would be retired from the fleet and sold for scrap.[1] The ship beached for scrap in Aliaga, Turkey in 2022.
History
Marella Celebration was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in 1984 for Holland America Line as Noordam at a cost of $160 million and became the third HAL vessel to bear the name.[2] She was originally furnished with a $1 million art collection, some of which, including a 17th-century Oriental screen, can still be found on board.[2] Her sister ship, Thomson Spirit, also originally operated for HAL as Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..
After NoordamTemplate:'s last sailing with HAL, the ship was taken out of service and chartered to Thomson Cruises and later rechristened as Thomson Celebration.[3]
On 9 October 2017, Thomson Cruises announced to be renamed Marella Cruises. TUI Group renamed Thomson Celebration to Marella Celebration at the end of October 2017.[4]
On 14 September 2022 the ship left Eleusis towards Aliaga, towed by the tug Vernicos Sifnos.[5][6]
References
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